hyscan

Old English

Alternative forms

hisċan, hyxan, hyhsan

Etymology

Equivalent to husċ (“insult, scorn, scoffing, mockery”) +‎ -an. See also hux, hucs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxyʃ.ʃɑn/, [ˈhyʃ.ʃɑn]

Verb

hysċan

(transitive) to mock, deride, taunt, reproach

Conjugation

Conjugation of hysċan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	hysċan	hysċenne
first person singular	hysċe	hysċte
second person singular	hysċest, hysċst	hysċtest
third person singular	hysċeþ, hysċþ	hysċte
plural	hysċaþ	hysċton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hysċe	hysċte
plural	hysċen	hysċten
imperative
singular	hysċ
plural	hysċaþ
participle	present	past
	hysċende	(ġe)hysċed

Derived terms

gehysċan
hysċend
onhysċan

Descendants

Middle English: *hushen, houshen; heasċen (?)
⇒ Middle English: forhushen
- English: forhush

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hyscan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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